The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-05-24
CLOSING CEREMONIES.
The Banquet of the Knights
Templar
A Celebration that Does Honor
lost. Omer and Sister
Communicates.

After the ceremonies at Calvary
church, yesterday afternoon, the Sir
Knights of the visiting Communicates
and their ladies were taken in charge
by the Sir Knights of st. Omer, and
various pleasant interchanges of
sociability and courtesy ruled. Points
of interest were visited, and a gener-
ally good time had all around. When
twilight began to gather and the
electric lights began to blaze. the
COMMANDERS at the hotels were en-.
tertained with music by the visiting
bands, until s o'clock. Then the line
was formed at Kaiser's and the
Knights marched down Second to
Ohio, thence to Third, and thence to
Sichers, where banquet was await
ing.
The tables were arranged in the
shape of a cross, and they,
as well as the apartment, were beauti-
fully decorated with flowers and
evergreen. In the center of the cross
was a magnificent floral maltese cross,
formed of jessamine, celia lilies, imor-
tellesand other beautiful white blooms.
At the FOOT of the table, was a pas
sion cross, made of caruation pinks,
and flowers of the crimson hue to
suit the sentiment of the emblem.
Eminent Commander Crandall, of
St. Omer, presided. having at bis right
Rev. DR.. James Runcie, of st. JOS
eph, and at his left, Eminent com.
manders, Putnam and Wallace, of
Oriental and Palestine Communicates,
respectively. About ,To hundred
covers were laid, and the Sir knights
with the ladies, in bright
and bri"iant uniforms and costumes
m sde a pic.ure not easily forgotten.
TIE banquet was orened with bless.
ing by the pre]ate, Dr. Runcie, after
which the elegant supper VS.
discussed with relish, the
two bands from abroad discoursing
sweet music occasionally.
When the good things had been
to, AM the coffee and tea
(there was no wine) had been
brought on, Sir Knight Crandall made
a short speech of congratulatory
for the pleasures of the
day and the success of the celebra-
ton. He then announced the first
special toast to be, Palestine Com
mandery, No. II, of Independence.
The respon Sc was made felicitously |
by Sir Knight Wallace, eminent
of Palestine.
The second toast was offered to,
''PI.nce of Peace Commandery, No.
20, Jefferson City" Responded to
by Sir Knight Hough.
Third toast: "Oriental, 50, Kan
sas City," Response by Sir Knight
Putnam.
Fourth toast: "Grand Comman-
lery of the State" Response by
Past Deputy Grand Commander Sir
Knight Parks, of Plattsburg, who
made fine and Impressive speech one
IF the best of the occasion.
A general toast "To Our Invited
Guests" was responded to by Rev.
Sir Knight Boone, O. Jefferson City.
The Relations of Knighthood to the
Christian Religion" was responded to
BY Rev. Sir Knight Farr, of Indepen-
lence, end the toast Of "The Ladies"
vas responded to by Sir Knight Lacy,
If Sedalia.
Then Sir Knight Wallace, of indie
,endence, porposed a toast to st.
Diner commandery, which was re-
'ponded to by Sir Knight Sampson,
IF Sedalia, who gave a brief history |
IF the csmmandery.
After the last toast, the band play
ID mos beautifully, as part of the
closing exercises, "Auld Lang Syne."
Then before the banquet hall was de-
serted, Sir Knight d. II.
Smith, of Sedalia, on behalf
If the proprietors of Sicher's
MOTEL, presented the magnificent flo
raj maltese cross to Palestine COM
and the ne less beautiful
passion cross to Oriental. The re-
,eipt of each was acknowledged ap-
by the eminent comman-
iers.
The banquet closed at midnight,
Ind the visiting Knights departed for
heir respective homes on the early
rains this morning.
1t is the general expression by those
Who have had experience in such Gel
,brations and gatherings, thabSt.
Diner covered itself ali over with glo-
y in its yesterdays observance of As
,ension Day. Everything from be-
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